Autographic register



Nov. 19, 1929. F. HAGEMANN AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Nov. 20, 1 923 5 Sheets-Sheet v1 l l I Il l-NVENTOR Nov.l19, 1929. Lv. F. HAGEMAN'N. 1,735,858

l AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed -Nov.- 20, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 A` INVENTOR BY M W M ATTORNEY Nov. l9, 1929. l.. F. HAGEMANN AUTOGMPHICA REGISTER Fild Nov. 20, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Nov. 19., 19129 Louis F. BAGEMANN, or NIAGARA FALLS, NEW Yonx, AssrGNoa'ro linmean SALES BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, 0F TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, A CORPORA- TION OF ONTARIO, CANADA AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER This invention relates to improvements in'v autographic registers and with respect to lits more specific features to registers utilizing as supplies, books or pads composed of reversely folded strips havlng form-registering apertures. l

An object of this invention is to improve the register structurally and functionally to secure greater ease of manipulation, accuracy of operation and ease of manufacture.

Other objects of the invention will be in part obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.v

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts, which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth and the scope of the application of which Will be indicated in theclaims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference should be had to the following detailed descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanylng drawing, in which:

Figure'l is a top'plan view of a register embodying the invention,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section,

Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the feeding mechanism,

Fig. 4 is a detail of` a portion of the sheet registering mechanism in cross-section,

Fig. 5 is a fragmental top plan of the sheet registering mechanism,

Fig. 6 is a fragmental side elevation of the tablet and carbon retaining mechanisms,

Fig. 7 is afragmental section showing the relation of the4 cover plate to the carbon sheets, and

1Fig. 8 is a detail section through the feed r0 In the present embodiment of the invention, acase 1 is provided of any suitable capacity and of any desired material, the saidl case is provided at one end with a door 2 hinged at 3 to the bottom of thexcase.-A The case comprises three compartments, namely compartment 4 for a paper strip supply 5I of unused forms, a compartment 6 for the feeding mechanism and a compartment 7 for the permanent record strip.

'A tablet8 is arranged above the compartment 4; It is preferably hinged as at 9 to a rod 10 extending between theu side walls of the machine. Suitable lugs 11 may extend inwardly from the side walls tofu'rnish a supvided with suitable notches 12 to permit the feeding mechanism 'to extend upwardly through the tablet to engage sheets resting upon it.

The feeding mechanism comprises a plurality of discs 13 rigidly mounted upon a shaft port for thetablet when it is swung down into writing position. This tablet 8 is protened upon the shaft 14 and is adapted to cooperate with a spring pressed pawl 19 to prevent reversed rotation in the shaft. A cross bar 2O is mounted immediately above the discs 13 and carries a roll 21 in position to bear` against said discs. In order to permit this cross bar and ioll' to be swung out of the way 'for the purpose of inserting sheets beneath it, it is pivoted at one end as shown at 22 to a lug 23 on the side wall of the casing. At its otherend, the crossl bar is provided with an overhanging catch 24 adapted to pass beyond and be engaged by a latch 25 upon the other side wall of the casing. This latch is preferably spring `pressed and as illustrated, comprises a i pin 26 slidably mounted in a recess 27 of the casing and rigidly secured to a small plate 28.

y gages at one end the button 30 and at the other'A end, the end of the recess so that it urges outwardly the pin 29 and thereby the latch 25.

The roll 21 is journaled in blocks 33 which i are slidably mounted for downward movement in recesses 34 in the cross bar 20, and springs 35 urge those blocks downwardly.

Detent screws 36 may be provided to preventl the blocks 33 from leaving the recesses 34.

`With the construction just described, when the cross'bar 20 is brought into position and pin 29 also rigidlyattached to the said tween them and space will also be'provided between the cross bar and the Vprojecting end of the cover plate to permit the detachable record-sheets to pass between them. In`this f manner the forwardvend ofthe cover plate serves as a separator as shownat 39 between those strips which are to be permanently retained in the machine and those which are yto be removed.

By reason of the fact that the cross bar 20 extends over the projecting end of the cover plate 37, the cover plate cannot be lifted to open the compartment 7 until the crossbar has been released. It is thus possible to lock the compartment 7 and the feeding mechanism itself by locking the cross bar latch. As illustrated a suitable lock 40,- operable by a key 41 has a locking pin 42 which may be projected into the pathway of the plate 28. to prevent the retraction of the latch 25.

The paper strip supply 5 is preferabl in the form of an interfolded zigzag pa in which a number of strips, which may correspond to the number' of copies of record desired, are superposed in registryand folded zigzag upon each other. The strips coming from the pad are carried from the writing tablet to the feeding mechanism. At the rpoint where they pass over the tablet, a plurality of carbon sheets 43 arej.provided which may be interposed between the strips to transfer the record from the upper strip Pto thelower. As illustrated, a housing 44 on vone of the side walls is recessed` as at 45 to provide a pocket for aroll of transfer material. This roll .may be composed of as 'many strips of transfer material rolled together as it is desired to make duplicate coples of the original record. A

A second cover plate 46'is hinged as at 47 in position to be swung over thetablet 8 after the strips and carbon sheets have been disposed thereon.. This second,l cover plate is recessed as at 48 to expose the form rinted on the strip for inscription. A lato 49 is pivoted at l50 to the'eover plate 46- and'has an opening 51 adapted to engage a lug 52 upon the side wall to retainlthe cover plate in place. A handle 53 upon the latch permits its operation and at the same time assists in over-balancing it so that it is normally biased in a closed position.

` Means .are vprovided for separating the paper strips just before they pass'over the writing tablet 8. As illustrated, a plurality of rods 54, 55 and 56 extend from one side wall -to the other to provide passageways between them for the reception of the strips and 0n those` rods as 55 and 56, are pivoted guide plates 57 and 58, each of which is -adapted to extend beyond and guide the superposed strip over the rod adjacent to it. The cover plate 46 carries upon its under surface a spring finger 59 in position to press downwardly upon the superposed strips just before they pass over the writing tablet 8 for the purpose of placing aslight tension upon the sheets, and the guide plates 57 and `58 are of such a length and so positioned that they maintain the different strips separated at the point opposite the spring finger 59 whereby the tension of the spring finger exerts an equal and independent pressure upon each strip so that the tension for one strip is, in so much, independent of that for the others.

The under side of the cover plate 46 is also provided with lateral ribs 60 adapted to press the carbon sheets toward the tablet 8 beydnd the lateral edges of the record strips.

The machine is intended and is preferably used with record strips having printed forms thereon and having control apertures bearing definite relation to the printed form, and

.the lateral position of the discs corresponds to the lateral position of the control apertures.l In this manner the rotation of the feedinghdiscswill continue to advance the strips until the point of contact between the discs and the roll 21 comes opposite an aperture, whereupon the ythe feeding will cease, thus the length of feed of the strip is controlled by the position of theapertures in the strip. With a mechanism of this kind, means ar'e provided for starting the feeding operation'at the beginning of each printed form.` As illustrated, this comprises lugs 61 projecti/ng inwardly fromthe feed discs and adapted to press upwardly upon the strips against the roll 2l.v The discs 13 have a slightly greater circumference than the length of the printed form with which the device is to be used, and the feeding operation being started by the lug 61 is continued by the discs 13 as soon as the aperture of the strip is passed 'and until the next aperture is reached, whereupon the feeding of the strips automatically ceases, to be started again only when the lugs 61 again come in contact with the strip.v

In orderto insure the initial registry -of the forms, a web threading pin 62 is mounted in a recess in the Vdiscs 13 and is urged automatically outwardly thereof into web threading position by a spring 63, and this pin is positioned adjacent to the lugs 61, whereby at the time the feeding operat-ion vis I about to be initiated by thelugs 6l, the pin 62 willy have been transversely projected outwardly of the disc 13 and is in registry with the apertures in the printed form and in e11- out of web threading'position.. For the purpose of keeping the pin 62 thus depressed, a

circular cam 64 concentric withI the disc en- 'gages a pin 65 upon the pin 62, but this cam or track is providedv with a slot 66 to permit the pin 62 to be projected at the start or closing of the feeding operation. By reason of the spring 63, the pin 62 is projected out of its recesses wheneverthe cross bar 20 is raised provided the feed disc is in proper position to enable the pin 65 to .pass through the slot 66, and the relative width of the slot 66 and pin 65 is such that the feeding handle cannot be moved with the pin 62 pro]ected by reason of the engagement of the pin 65 with the sides of the slot 66.

The pin 62 is designed to serve the purpose of facilitating the initial registering of the sheets and during normal operation it is held depressed at the initial point by engagement with the roll 21 and during the rest of the feeding operation by engagement of the pin 65 with the circular pin restraining track, or cam64.\l

'lhe cam piece 64 is concentric with shaft 14, and the pin 100 is threadedly fixed to the cam piece and engages an aperture 101 in the frame side 1, to hold the cam piece 64fr'om turning, all as clearly illustrated in 5 of the drawing.

For the purpose of refolding the permanent record sheet within the compartment 7, a finger 67 is pivoted to the under side of the cover plate 37. The cover plate 46 is provided with a lug 68 in position to overlie the upper end of the end wall 2 and keep the compartment 4closed.

For many purposes it is desirable to stop the feed handle at the completion of the feeding operation, and for this purpose a pin 69 is slidably mounted on the side of the cas ing and pressed outwardly by a spring 70 in a position to obstruct the turning of the hanf dle when the feeding operation has been completed. In order to start a new feeding movement,y this pin will first be pressedv manually inward to release the handle.

With thqe machine as thus described, the

various strips from the paper strip supply -5 are carried through their paper guides and over the tablet 8 one at a time and impaled or threaded upon the pin 62. As each strip is laid over the tablet, its corresponding transfer sheetis passed over it transversely extendin laterally far enough beyond the edge of t 1e machine to be caught by the lug 52 and latch 49 when the cover plate 46 is lowered. f

The lowermost strip is carried into the compartment 7 and serves as the permanentrecover the cover plate 37. When the strips are in position the cross bar 20 is carried down and latched and the latch locked by means of the key 41'. Thereafter access cannot be had to the interior of the compartment 7 or to the record kept therein except by unlocking the compartment with a key. The cover plate 46 is now brought into place and the latch 49 closed to retain the cover plate in place and to retain the en ds of the carbon sheets.

Withthe machine as thus prepared, the turning of the handle 17 will advance the sheets by reason of the fact that the sheets are gripped between the lugs 61 and the roll 21, and before the lug 61 passes out of engage; ment with the strips, the aperture of the strip has passed beyond the point of engagement between the discs 13 and the roll 21 so that the feeding is continued until the next aperture is reached by the discs. The lowermost sheet is advanced into the compartment 7 and there folded upon a pile in zigzag formation while the other sheets pass above the cover plate 37 and lie upon it with their lower edges opposite the edge of the cross bar 20. There they may readily be removed by tearing them on the edge of the cross bar.

Sine certain changes may be made in the above' onstruction and different embodiments of the invention could be made with` out departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative andnot in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I los claim as new and esire to secure by Letters i tive web registering pin with which web aper- .tures .are adapted to engage and co-operate to position 'the web inthe apparatus for weIZU feed, means adapted to move said pin into and out of -web registering position, means adapted to lock said disc against feed movement, and means whereby the position of said pindetermines the locking or unlocking effect of said locking means. l

2. In an apparatus of the character described, incombinatioma rotatable feed disc and a co -operati ve presser inovable toward and from said disc and between which the 13 `is in web gripping relation to said disc, and

means, adapted to move said pin into web registering position, including a device automatically operative at a point in the rotation of said pin to so move said pin when the gripping pressure between said disc and presser is relieved.

3. In an apparatus of the character described, in-combination, a rotatable feed discv and a co-operative presser movable toward and from said disc and between which the web is adapted frictionally to be gripped and fed, means adapted to rotate said disc, means adapted to lock said disc against feed move` ment, and means whereby the establishment of feed grip between said disc and presser causes unlocking effect of said locking means in respect to said disc.

4. In an apparat-us oftlie ,character described, in combination, a rotatable feed disc and a co-operative presser movable toward and from Vsaid disc and between whichthe web is adapted frictionally to be gripped and fed, means adapted to rotate said dise, a rotative web registering pin, with which web apertures are adapted to engage and co-operate to position the web in the apparatus for web feed, arranged to be held out of registering position by said presser when said presser is in web gripping relation to said disc, and means adapted to co-operate with said pin to lock said disc against feed movement while said pin is in web registering position and until moved out of registering position by said presser, and means adapted, on the movement ofsaid pin out of registering position, to causev unlocking effect of said locking means.

5. In 'an apparatus of the character described, in combination, a rotatable feed disc and co-operative presser between which 'a web is adapted to be frictionally gripped and fed,

means adapted to rotate said disc, a web reg-- ist-ering pin movable transversely of the web into and .out of web registering position and spring pressed into contact with said presser adjacent the line of grip on the web unless restrained by the interposed web.

6. In an apparatus of the character described, in combination, a rotatable feed dise.

and co-operative presser between which a web is adapted to be frictionally gripped and fed, means adapted to rotate said disc, a web registering'pin movable transversely ofthe web into and out of web registering position and spring pressed into contact with said presser adjacent the line of grip on the web unless restrained by the interpfised web, said presser being movable into and out of web gripping relation to said disc, and manual actuated means for holding said presser in and releasing it from web gripping relation.

7. A device of the character described comprising in combination, a writing tablet, means for supporting a supply of continuous strips having apertures therein for the control of the feeding operation and having printed forms thereon in definite relation to i said control apertures, means for feeding said strips over said tablet including two elements adapted to engage the webbetween them, one of said elements being movable from depressed feed position to position to open thefeeding mechanism to ezgpose the web, and a pin movable into and out of the pathway of said web inv alignment with said control apertures and so positioned relative to said tablet that when a control aperture is impaled upon said pin said printed forms will bear definite relation tofsaid tablet, said pin beingposit'ively held depressed at all times excepting while said feeding mechanism is open.

8. In an apparatus of the character described, incoinbination, web feeding mechanism including a rotatable feed disc and cooperative presser between which a web is adapted to be frictionally gripped and fed,

a reciprocal web registering pin, and means whereby actuation of said feeding mechanism is adapted to cause said pin to move toward said presser at intervals, including a spring 1 nism including a rotatable feed disc and cooperative presser between which a web is adapted to be frictionally gripped and fed, a reciprocal web registering pin, and means whereby actuation of said feeding mechanism is adapted to cause said pin to move toward said presser at intervals, including a spring for thrusting said pin toward said presser, v

said presser being manually movable to cooperate to move said pin, in the opposite direction to that engendered by said spring, at a predetermined point in the rotation of said disc, and manually releasable means adapted operatively to retain said presser in feed rela- 4 y tion with said disc against thrust of said spring. y

l0. In anA apparatus of the character described, in combination, web feeding mechanism including a. rotatable feed disc and cooperative presser between which a web is adapted to be frictionally gripped and fed, a

pendent on said pin being in retracted posire'eiprbcal web registering pin, means whereby actuation of said feeding mechanism is adapted to cause said pin to move toward said presser at intervals, including a spring for thrusting said pin toward-said presser, said presser being manually movable to cooperate to move said pin, in the opposite directionl to that engendered by said spring, at a predetermined point in the rotation of said disc, manually releasable means adapted operatively to retain said presser in feed relation with said disk against thrust of said spring, and means including a track adapted to cooperate to prevent said thrust movement of said pin by said spring'between the intervals of said thrust movement toward said presser, when said presser and disc are retained in said feed relation.

11. In an apparatus of thecharacter de-v scribed, in combination, feed rolls having approaching and receding movement relative to each other, a strip registering pin rotative with one of said rolls and radiallyl projectable and retractible, and means whereby feed rotation of saidlast mentioned roll is detion. f

12. In an apparatus of the character described, in combination, feed rolls having approaching and recedingmoye'ment relative to each other, 'a strip, registering pin rotativev with one of said rolls and radially projectable and retractible, and means whereby arrest of feed rotation of said last mentioned roll is adapted to be controlled by the position of said pin.

13. In an apparatus of the character described, in combination, feed rolls having ap.-

proaching and receding movements, relative to each other` latching mechanism automatically operated by said approaching movement to retain said rolls ,in feed cooperative rela- 16. In an apparatus cooperative feed relation/is adapted to hold i said cover closed. f

15. In an apparatus of the character described, in combination, feed rolls having approaching and receding movements relative to each other, latchingzmechanism automatically operated by saidapproaching movement 'to retain sai rolls in feed cooperative rela'- tion to each ther, a registering pin rotatable l` with one of said rolls past the other roll and radially projectable and retractible, a spring vbiasing said pin for projecting movement, a

with said roll. l

scribed, in combination, feed rolls having approaching and receding'movements relative to each other, latching mechanism automatically opefated by said approaching Inove-l ment to retain said rolls in feed cooperative roll and radially projectable-and retractible,v

position during rotation uof the character de` relation to eachother, a registering pin ro-i` j a spring biasing said pin for projecting movement, a pin projecting from said registering pin, and a stationary track with which said projecting pin is adapted to coact to hold said registering pin in retracted position during rotation with saidy roll, -said track .having a slotted portion adapted 'to arrest rotation v of said roll by engagement vwithjsaid projecting pin. j In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

- LOLUIS F. HAGEMANN.

tion to each other, a registering pin ,rotatable with one of said rolls past the other'roll and radially projectable and retractible, a-spring biasing'said pin for projecting movement, and a stationary member cooperative'to hold said pin retracted'between successive projected positions. 1

` 14. In anapparatus ofthe character described, in combination, feed rolls having approaching and receding movements relative to each other, latching mechanismv automatically operated by said approaching movement to retain said rolls in' feed cooperation'relaf v tive to eachothen'a registeringpin rotatable with one of said rolls past the other rollI and radially projectable and retractible, a

spring biasing said 'pin for projecting movement, and a stationary member cooperative to hold said pin retracted between successive projected positions, a casing having a cover movable to open ,and closed positions, and

means whereby 'said latching of rsaid rolls in n 

